Kondaveeti Vaagu Project to Protect Amaravati from Floods: CM

Chief
Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the Kondaveeti Vaagu flood diversion
project will protect capital Amaravati from floods on the occasion of the
inauguration of Kondaveeti Vaagu flood diversion project. Addressing farmers
and other people, the CM stated that Amaravati will not only become a true
people’s capital city but also a flood-free one.

The
CM said that the opposition parties’ allegations are spitting up false
campaigns along with spewing venom on Amaravati. They are trying to create hurdles
for major projects and threatening investors by sentencing Amaravati as
earthquake and flood-prone zone, according to CM Naidu. On these allegations,
the CM explained that major steps are being taken towards flood diversion and
teams are working patiently to remove the apprehensions in the minds of
investors. Other than this, the CM has projected two more flood diversion
schemes to prevent the water touching areas of Amaravati.

The
CM also alleged that opposition parties have tried to bring hurdles to LPS
(Land Pooling Scheme). He stated that the farmers have given up approximately
34,500 acres of land voluntarily for the construction of capital city vesting
confidence on him alone and that the government will keep their promises.
Around 13,500 acres of agricultural lands across the villages were messed up
due to floods because of the Kondaveeti Vaagu in the previous years, but now
the places have been readied with lift pumping scheme through which around 5500
cusec water will be pumped out, amounting to Rs 237 crores. 4000 cusec water
would be diverted through escape channels. In other constructive schemes, 7500
cusec water will be released while the final phase of the scheme will pump out
5650 cusec water from villages.

Naidu
praised the efforts of water resources ministry and all subordinate authorities
for all the works undertaken, preparing and creating proper drainage system to
tackle crisis.